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quadrangle

  (kwŏd'răng'gəl) pronunciation
n.
  1. Mathematics. Quadrilateral.
    1. A rectangular area surrounded on all four sides by buildings.
    2. The buildings bordering this area.
  2. The area of land shown on one atlas sheet charted by the U.S. Geological Survey.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin quadrangulum, from Latin, neuter of quadrangulus, four-cornered : quadri-, quadri- + angulus, angle.]

quadrangular quad·ran'gu·lar (-răng'gyə-lər) adj.
quadrangularly quad·ran'gu·lar·ly adv.
quadrangularness quad·ran'gu·lar·ness n.
 
 

A square-shaped land area, 24 miles on each side, used in the Government Rectangular Survey method of land Description. Each quadrangle contains 16 Townships.
Example: See example for Government Rectangular Survey.

 
Thesaurus: quadrangle

noun

    An area partially or entirely enclosed by walls or buildings: atrium, close, court, courtyard, enclosure, quad, yard. See place.

 

Rectangular open space completely or partially enclosed by buildings of an academic or civic character. The grounds of a quadrangle are often grassy or landscaped. Such an area, intended as an environment for contemplation, study, or relaxation, was a feature of monastic establishments and the colleges that evolved from them. The quadrangular layout at New College in Oxford University (completed 1386), with its partially connected buildings, was enormously influential in subsequent collegiate building.

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1. Figure with four sides in the same plane.

2. Large rectangular inner court around which buildings are erected, such as in Oxford colleges, where it is called quad, and in Cambridge, called court.

 
Veterinary Dictionary: quadrangular

Having four angles.

 
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Translations: Translations for: Quadrangle

Dansk (Danish)
n. - atriumgård, firkant

Nederlands (Dutch)
vierkant/rechthoek, binnenplein met vier rechte zijden

Français (French)
n. - quadrilatère

Deutsch (German)
n. - viereckiger Innenhof, Block, Viereck

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τετράπλευρο, (αρχιτ.) περίβολος, τετράγωνη αυλή

Italiano (Italian)
quadrangolo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - quadrângulo (m)

Русский (Russian)
четырехугольник, четырехугольный двор

Español (Spanish)
n. - patio, cuadrángulo, cuadrilátero

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fyrhörning, fyrkant

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
四角形, 中院, 四边形

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 四角形, 中院, 四邊形

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 사각형, 뜰을 둘러싼 건물

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 四角形, 四辺形, 中庭

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مربع, باحه بشكل مربع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מרובע, ריבוע, מלבן, חצר מרובעת במכללה, עם או בלי הבניינים סביבה‬


 
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